Feedback & Reports

Having spent a couple of days on another WUF stretch I couldn't come all the way from home and not visit my favourite place. Fished from dawn to dusk and had the best day's barbel fishing anyone could hope for on this wonderful stretch. Started with four fish in the morning but the bright conditions put things on hold for a while. Heavy baiting late afternoon was rewarded almost as soon as I resumed fishing as the shadows from the trees took the sunlight off the river. The last three hours or so brought a further 13 barbel and two medium sized chub. At one point I had five consecutive bites within a minute of casting out, the last tugging at the rod before I'd had chance to put it on the rests! Crazy fishing. The barbel were all very slender after spawning but beautiful dark bronze and fighting fit. The largest barbel was 9lbs 12ozs but looked like a good double. Can't wait to be back here in September.

17 Barbel, 2 Chub

I had 7 barbel to 9lb and 3 chub to 4lb and Martin had 4 barbel and 3 chub. Fish came at regular intervals all day. We fished several swims finding holes in the weed, fish came mainly to meat baits. A really good days fishing.

11 Barbel, 6 Chub

Nil return.

2 barbel taken on a very hard day, as someone cutting weed further up river which meant we could only fish a few feet from the bank. All fish from lower part of beat both fish in great condition.

2 Barbel

Lovely beat the 1st time I've fished it. With some nice mixed varied water I fished flying c in morning lots of fresh fish showing in Cadora Pool. Fished the fly in afternoon had fresh grilse come to fly but didn't take. Tried several shrimp patterns up to size 14 had no more offers. Will be back again.

Warm sunny day, river low. Fished from mid morning to mid afternoon. A few fish rising but couldn't tempt them with a dry fly. Around lunchtime caught a plump 12" trout on a GRHE at the Escley junction pool.

1 Trout

Way too hot today and got called into work 1 hour into my session so had to leave due to an emergency. Gutted :-(

A very pleasant hot, sunny day and a low river so fishing was slow. Fished with trout pellets, sweet corn and luncheon meat. Not many bites but a very enjoyable day all the same.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

No Salmon caught despite various methods. Tremendous amount of loose weed coming down the river which made fly fishing very difficult. Access to river below Parson Tree Stream almost impossible.

What a wonderful days fishing. Had 32 barbell (best 7lb 8oz)& 7 chub (best 4lb 3oz) and Ian fishing the beat for the first time had 20 barbell (best 6lb 10oz)& 5 chub (best 4lb8oz). Must say we had a lot of small fish in the 2/3lb bracket. All fish caught on pellet & feeder. Stopped fishing from 12.30 till 5pm because of canoes. Good to see Don again.

52 Barbel, 12 Chub